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Iran's Rebellion Spreads, despite Lethal Repression
(Economist-UK) Inside Iran, events since September 16th have been an earthquake, after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, detained by morality police in Tehran for her supposedly incorrect hijab. Her death - photos and witnesses indicate she was badly beaten - tapped a deep well of grievances. There have been reports of protests in all of Iran's 31 provinces. The government calls the unrest a foreign plot coordinated by America, Israel and other such evil places (it is not).